Israel Start-Up Nation
Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen - opinion
In May 1948, a battered remnant of a people declared a state on a sliver of land no one else wanted. Five regular armies crossed its borders within hours. Twenty more governments wished it were gone.
IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups
Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion
Jewish success in AI is fueling an old debate about antisemitism - opinion
Israeli startup Watergen, SMV Jaipuria Group partner to bring India ‘air-to-water’ technology
The joint venture aims to bring Watergen’s “Atmospheric Water Generation” technology to India, where three-quarters of rural Indian families do not have access to clean water.
Israeli tech giant Fiverr posts record revenues in Q1
The record revenue marks a 27% increase in year-over-year Q1 revenues, even as the global economy teeters on the brink of recession.
Israeli startup Firmus raises $4.5M for AI-based construction
Led by CEO Shir Abecasis, Firmus applies advanced computer vision techniques to analyze construction blueprints and other documents and uncover costly design issues.
Upstep looking to raise $10m. in funding
This is Upstep's second round of funding. In 2021, the company raised about $2.5 million.
Israeli startup Nanox opens semiconductor plant in South Korea
Nanox will develop crucial semiconductor microchips – The subject of many supply issue woes – That produces digital x-rays for their 3D medical imaging systems.
Shamir Optical announces partnership with Blink Technologies
Shamir Optical, a world-leading company in the production of high-performance optical lenses, will become a shareholder in AI-based eye-tracking startup Blink.
Advertising and social media companies behind 70% of decline in number of startups
Technological changes on the global level are assumed to be the cause for such a decline, with the demand for solutions in advertising and social media dropping in turn.
Israeli VC firm Glilot Capital raises $220m. in 4th seed funding round
Glilot Capital is among the best-performing venture capital funds in the world and will now see their value increase to $400 million
Is the Galilee Israel’s next big hi-tech hub?
If the proper strategy is employed, Israel’s northern region could become the next big thing in hi-tech.
Israeli Biotech company says it can revolutionize drug development
Tissue Dynamics Ltd., an Israeli biotechnology company, says it can cut drug development cost by 40% to 80% and the time required by 30% to 50%.
